Easy Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
10000x better (and faster) than take-out. And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce.
Damn Delicious --- Chungah Rhee --- Source -- https://getpocket.com/explore/...source=pocket-newtab
I once ate all four servings of this chicken tikka masala in one whole day. I also had maybe 5 pieces of garlic naan to sop up all that creamy sauciness.
Chicken breasts can be substituted, but chicken thighs are highly recommended here.
Make sure you have plenty of naan for serving, preferably garlic naan.
Be sure to make this when your family is out of town. Because you won’t want to share this.
Easy Chicken Tikka Masala
Yield: 4 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Directions:
- In a large saucepan of 2 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- Heat canola oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken and onion to the stockpot and cook until golden, about 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste, garlic, ginger, garam masala, chili powder and turmeric until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in tomato sauce and chicken stock; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Serve immediately with rice, garnished with cilantro, if desired.